So, what do E30 owners do when they aren't Zoning?

[maxfield]

At the minute I'm in the process of building my own business up things are coming together slowly, very slowly!

[jamie323i]

I am a manager for a Cycle shop,have been for 12 years now,heres our web page www.luvbikes.com.

I dont ride or even have a bike,if you spent as much time around as i have you begin too hate the things!!

D6dph,small world hey!where abouts do you work,i am in Shenfield near Brentwood.

We are really busy too,most companies we deal with have sold out of high end product early this year,mainly as they brought less bikes into the uk this year and more demand.

I work at GK's in Witham, We have a 50/50 splt on car and bke stuff. Mainly doing BMX parts this year (stockists of Fit, Odyssey, Premium & United) but have just recently seen a big rise in high end MTB and Urban series stuff, mostly from the Claud Butler range.

I don't ride much these days but can't be wthout a bike. Kinda a love hate relationship

BMX has been massive this year,we do Mongoose, Wethepeople and GT,brings in all the local oiks,bless them,they do spend money though!

[zaust]

Work 6 day's a week, Husband and father and looking after numorus car's

So much to do and so little time.....

[HairyScreech]

At the minute I'm in the process of building my own business up things are coming together slowly, very slowly!

o rly? whats that?


and bmxs always sell well as there cheep and cool. (thats not to say good as well. )

[asmith88]

trying to get some sort of vehicle apprenticeship

[doc323]

Im a design engineer, have been for 12 years now. I have worked in lots of different areas but always with solidworks (3d Cad)...work for a industrial sensor manufacturer mainly for motorsport companies.

also i have my own photography bussiness... with the family as well there isnt as much time for the bm as i would like

But will get there!!

[stonesie]

Currently a bus driver, it's a steady and most importantly secure job, pay is ok and the other drivers are a bunch of nutters which livens things up a bit.

Used to be a mechanic, Lab assistant, delivery driver, engine assembly chimp

[konfuzion]

Working as a Senior Web Developer... after running my own web design / hosting business for ~7 years that was increasingly becoming more and more difficult to keep afloat, I got offered a position within a small graphic design firm a few months ago. Maybe small but have big clients (BBC, Royal Opera House, Stagecoach, etc) so should be secure. Currently in the middle of building 2 small sites for "big screen" actors. Certainly being kept busy.

Outside of work, I'm either messing with motors (soon to be building a classic Mini project) or coding either more websites or windoze applications in C++ (ok ok, I'm a bit of a geek! heh) and have recently started to take more photographs, which is proving to be quite a relaxing hobby in comparison to my others



Regards,

Ian

[Joe-318i]

at college 1 day aweek, and the other 4 working as apprentice heating and plumbing engineer, doing all sorts, from boiler fitting, to fitting a new bathroom this week.

o and 2day fixing the old girl again , this time it was a wheel bearing
and if im not doing that, im usally cleaning it

[Eddie25]

Purchasing Clerk/Stock Controller for a bakery, confectioner whole saler type affair.

Used to be a mechanic but it's much better as a hobby than a full time job.

[pony2]

Great thread.
Lots of variation, it helps to give an idea of what some of you are like.

I am self employed, working in Museums, fabricating the structures which hold the objects on display. Interesting work as you never really know what will emerge from the next box.

[e30dal]

i'm a hgv driver class 1 artic doing lowloader work delivering cherry pickers, mini diggers etc

[On_a_Roll]

Freelance Creative (this means I think up stuff) currently in Advertising but traditionally all thing design/visual. Have spent the bulk of my career working on building Sports Brands across Europe and in the USA (NIKE/adidas/EA Sports & Powerade) though have worked recently on Coca-Cola, Vodafone and Toyota.

However, I am currently reading a book that is aligned with my belief that increasingly in this day and age, we are never happier than when doing/fixing/making things with our hands - Amazon it - 'Shop Work as Soul Craft'

I think offices are killing us emotionally and spiritually if not physically, which is why I also Snowboard, MTB, Surf and Golf more than I should be allowed lol. Blasting my 1983 Kawasaki Z650 now and again is also good for the soul.

My first love will always remain football - more even than M42's and Orange Indicators.

So far the only trend appears to be that everyone has been doing whatever for '12 years'

[mhuk]

I work in airline IT.

[SeymourCake]

NayC i think it is fair to say... there is NO trend lol.

so much variations!

good thread btw.

[DHFiS]

I design and make furniture (see my work here www.dhfstabler.co.uk) and I am fairly busy.

GORGEOUS - love your stuff

Thank you.

[Rav335uk]

Great thread.
Lots of variation, it helps to give an idea of what some of you are like.

I am self employed, working in Museums, Interesting work as you never really know what will emerge from the next box.

Do you ever get that "Night at the Museum" feeling LOL

[E30Gheko]

Chef with my own restaurant that I run with my wife. My E30 hobby really clashes with my job. It's a fooking nightmare trying to scrub my hands clean after my days off!

[Alex]

Working, playing on my jet ski, although its fooked and i cannot be arsed fixing it so its going on ebay as spares or repair, Had my first flying lesson on friday, and contimplating wether to sell the is and get a sub £500 rusty m40 turd for now to pay for a couple of lessons, also applying for jobs

[GrindCulture]

playing on my jet ski, Had my first flying lesson on friday,

Sounds like a tough lifestyle you've got there Alex.

[Alex]

playing on my jet ski, Had my first flying lesson on friday,

Sounds like a tough lifestyle you've got there Alex.

very stressfull

[Kedge]

Telecoms engineer, been working for Cable & Wireless since January, 2nd line support for the access side fo the network so deal with lots of multinational companies trying to fix both voice and transmission faults. Only finished my apprenticeship last year with BT and quickly jumped ship.

Spair time is taken up with the E30s, MTBing when i'm not feeling lazy and as a last resort college doing my HND in software programming.

[Ollie_bwoii]

Sub £500 M10B18 or M20B20 Turd!

Thats what you meant to say Alex!

[Alex]

Sub £500 M10B18 or M20B20 Turd!

Thats what you meant to say Alex!

i want josh's 316i

seems hard to find decent e30s have you acutually looked at the sub 1k stuuf its all junk thats rotten, i seen a moredoor before for 300 quid that had no arch at all the whole lip had rusted away all around

[Ollie_bwoii]

I own one!

[Alex]

with no previous owner and 80k full service history non sunroof true povo spec with zero rust

[Ollie_bwoii]

And and asking price of 1.5k or something like that! And you know you want a chromie!

[d6dph]

Don't fill a good thread up with your usual drivel gents.

[e30bmlover]

i work... i work hard( phhhh as if ) and i play harder! its not all fun and games being a master lithographer!!!!

[town325i]

im a drainage survey engineer mostly work in the south of England on the countries motorways its good money just keeps me away from my e30 though

[kieran325]

I'm a train driver for a well known bearded chap

[GC318]

Graphic Designer

[The_Diddler]

Iam a regional sales manager for a commercial fire alarm product supplier.

We are the sole distributer of a type of wireless commercial fire alarm system in the UK, and boy oh boy its busy

Sales are going balistic at the mo, go figure............................

We are currently looking at Scandanavia, our MD has just been to Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen on a very successful sales trip, guess who gets to go with him next time

Plus i have 2 trips to St Peterburg in Riussia and 4 trips to Trieste in Italy to fit in before the end of the year, sales jollies as well.

I dont know how i cope......................................................

[Ollie_bwoii]

Graphic Designer

I want to do something in the design field! Whats your job like?

[BlueEyes_1]

male escort.